“Agent of S.W.O.R.D.” #1 is the first of five episodes written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Alex Maleev (yes, the same great team behind “Daredevil” and “Halo: Uprising”) with voice work by Nicolette Reed as Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew and Stephanie K. Thomas as Abigail Brand.

Hit that jump for what works with this engaging spin on sequential art.

“Agent of S.W.O.R.D.” is a Bendis story through and through, so there’s a good dose of action, intrigue and, yes, verbal navel-gazing. Fortunately, the proceedings never get too overwrought thanks to Bendis’ relatively snappy pacing and dialogue, the latter of which fits well with the voice acting, and Maleev’s dark, watercolor-like photo realism, which fits even better with the motion work in the comic.

As for the voices, I like Reed as Jessica Drew, right down to the British accent. (Drew is British by birth, after all.) Thomas also does well as Brand. Again, it helps when you have a wordsmith like Bendis feeding you lines.

For 10 to 12 minutes of content per episode, the regular price of $1.99 sounds just about right. And since this first ep is only 99 cents for the first two weeks, that’s an even better excuse to give it a try. Do so.

My Twitter page is still a sucker for a woman with webbed armpits. Especially when said armpits are in motion.